This study examines how Japanese policy toward Middle East security
issues is shaped by the need to both maintain Japan's security
alliance with the US and its oil relationship with states in the
Middle East. Yukiko Miyagi introduces the historic roots of Japan's
policy, and then focuses on the major contemporary cases - the Iraq
war, the Iranian nuclear crisis, and the Arab-Israeli conflict, to
expose and explain how clashing interests and dilemmas were
negotiated to arrive at policy outcomes. The author also sheds
light on the utility of mainstream International Relations theories
for understanding Japan's behaviour. How do we understand the
policy of a self-declared 'anti-militarist' state forced to operate
in a realist world and for whom energy supplies are a matter of
vital national security? This study shows how neither realism nor
its rivals, such as constructivism, can wholly explain Japan's
behaviour and suggests a theoretical framework for doing so.
Filling a major gap in our understanding of an increasingly
important area of study Japan's Middle East Security Policy is an
essential read for those interested in Japan's International
Relations, Middle East politics, security studies and foreign
policy.
General
Imprint: |
Routledge
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Series: |
The University of Sheffield/Routledge Japanese Studies Series |
Release date: |
September 2008 |
First published: |
2009 |
Authors: |
Yukiko Miyagi
|
Dimensions: |
234 x 156 x 18mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
|
Pages: |
224 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-415-45878-8 |
Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Politics & government >
General
|
LSN: |
0-415-45878-1 |
Barcode: |
9780415458788 |
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